Easy Scalloped Potatoes Recipe

Easy Scalloped Potatoes are a great side dish to any meal. Thinly sliced potatoes, layered with onion, flour, seasonings, and butter, baked, and topped with a little cheese… ready to devour!

Check out my Lyonnaise Potatoes, my Mississippi Mud Potatoes or my Creamy Mashed Potatoes as well!

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Doesn’t this look like a yummy home-cooked meal? Good. It was DELICIOUS. I put these easy scalloped potatoes in the oven, seasoned the steaks, prepped the veggies, then hung out on the couch for a bit.

Homemade Scalloped Potatoes is one of those dishes that you can fancy ALL the way up, or take it back to basic and just let the flavors of the potatoes and onion shine.

The cool thing is – because the flour is in between the layers, as it cooks, the milk and butter make a kind of white sauce FOR you, no need to make it separately and pour over!

If you’d like to try the kicked up version, that involves a roux and a cheese sauce (and bacon), you’ll love this Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes recipe

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• Chopping Board
• Knife or Mandolin
• 8 x 8 Baking dish (around 2 quarts)

Get prepped

Grease an 8 x 8 baking dish, and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Peel the potatoes, then using a mandolin, or sharp knife – do a medium slice on your potatoes. They should be between a quarter and a half inch thick).

Slice the onions thinly.

Layer ingredients

Layer the potatoes, onions, flour, salt and pepper and butter, about 3 times.

Heat the milk till it’s hot, but not boiling. Pour the milk over the top of the dish.

Bake

Cover with foil, and bake until potatoes are tender (about 50 minutes).

Uncover, add the cheese and bake until top browns, then remove from the oven, and let it stand while the sauce thickens.

Devour (and hide the leftovers for yourself).

Variations for Easy Scalloped Potatoes

Sometimes I’ll use hot chicken broth instead of milk (and cut back on the salt in between the layers), other times I’ll put cheese in the layers.

Sweet potatoes every other layer is a fun and colorful way to mix this up!

You really can make this any way you like. How about BACON in there? (there’s always room for bacon in my life)  Perhaps some blue cheese?

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Easy Scalloped Potatoes Recipe

Author Kylee Ayotte

Servings 8

Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Cook Time: 50 minutes mins

Total Time: 1 hour hr

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Scalloped potatoes are a great side dish to any meal. Potatoes, layered with onion, flour, seasonings and butter, baked, and topped with a little cheese… ready to devour!

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Equipment

• Kitchen Knife
• Mandolin
• 8 x 8" baking dish

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 1.5 pound potatoes about 5 medium – you need 3 cups of sliced potatoes
• ▢ 1/2 medium onion
• ▢ 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ▢ salt and pepper
• ▢ 2 cups milk
• ▢ 2 tablespoons butter cubed (plus more for greasing dish)
• ▢ 1 cup cheddar cheese

Optional, for garnish

• ▢ 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Instructions

Get prepped

• Grease an 8 x 8 baking dish, and preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Peel 1.5 pound potatoes, then using a mandolin, or sharp knife – do a medium slice on your potatoes. They should be between a quarter and a half inch thick).
• Slice the onions thinly.

Layer ingredients

• Layer the potatoes, onions, flour, salt and pepper and butter, about 3 times.
  1/2 medium onion, 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, salt and pepper, 2 tablespoons butter
• Heat 2 cups milk until it's hot, but not boiling.
• Pour the milk over the top of the dish.

Bake

• Cover with foil, and bake until potatoes are tender (about 50 minutes).
• Uncover, add 1 cup cheddar cheese and bake until top browns, then remove from the oven, and let it stand while the sauce thickens.
• Devour (and hide the leftovers for yourself).

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Notes

• A mandolin will help you get super even slices. If you don’t have one, a super sharp knife is essential.
• Make this ahead and have it ready to bake when you get home!
• Set a tray underneath the pan when baking – catches any overflow (and saves you from cleaning the oven)

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Nutrition

Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 455mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 330IU | Vitamin C: 10.2mg | Calcium: 198mg | Iron: 3mg

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About Kylee Ayotte

I am a born and raised New Zealander (a Kiwi), now living in Phoenix, Arizona. I’m happily married to the love of my life – a hot American boy I met while traveling the world. I’m a mama to 2 awesome little boys and love red things, rugby, cheesecake, and bacon. Mmmmm. Bacon. Meet Kylee